"Figuring Out If IronPython Really Works" — Matt...

Can it be true — can you write a Python library once and have it run flawlessly under both standard C Python and also under .NET to power your application front end? Matt Culbreth shared the answer with our Python Atlanta group, and showed us great examples of both running a Python module "normally" from inside of the .NET IronPython interpreter, and also what it looks like to embed a Python script inside of a C# application.

PyAtl November 2009: "Python Data Structures" by...

The Python language has many data structures available besides the tuple, list, and dictionary. Each one is designed for a specific purpose, and by knowing about each one of them you can save yourself time and headaches when you encounter the situation they were designed for.

PyAtl Oct 2009: "Gearman and Python" by Chris He...

In a repeat of his lightning talk from DjangoCon (that wound up a bit longer at our meeting thanks to audience questions), Chris tells us about using the work queuing and distribution system "Gearman".

PyAtl Oct 2009: "Django at the Atlanta-Journal C...

Hear about the trials, tribulations, and successes of using Django for content providing at a large urban newspaper. Includes a bit of discussion about how they integrate Django with their Big Proprietary Java CMS, their Ruby on Rails components, and Memcached.

PyAtl Oct 2009: "Adding Excel-based Import and E...

"End users often need to update multiple items at one time. Unfortunately, building a grid-like user interface in a webpage to allow for this type of editing is often painful and results in a poor substitute for Excel, the standard against which some of these same end users will compare it. Why not just let 'em use Excel? "In this presentation I will talk about a simple addition to any django application that will allow your end users to, in essence, check out a large number of items, update t...

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PyAtl July 2009: Skylar Saveland talks about Pinax

Local Python Atlanta Meetup member Sklyar Saveland talks about Pinax, an extension for Django that he has been using that supports many common social networking tools for your web site users right out of the box.

PyAtl June 2009: Brandon Rhodes talks about Turb...

What happens when your customer needs the power of a real CMS but you don't want the hosting expense, performance challenge, or theming quirks of driving their web site itself through Plone? Brandon Rhodes shares a war story or two from his recent work to generate both a happy customer and a fast web site by combining Plone with contentmirror and Turbogears 2.

PyAtl June 2009: Rick Tomas talks about Google W...

What is the recently announced Google Wave technology? How does it look? How can you write programs that interact with it? Our own Rick Thomas shares what he has discovered about this new protocol and how it integrates with your favorite programming language.

PyAtl June 2009: Sim Harbert talks about Python ...

After two days of experimenting with Python scripting on his Google Android phone, Sim Harbert reported to us about the experience, with a brief introduction to the technology, how to get started using it, and what promise it might hold for the future.